Match Day
As part of the National Resident Matching Program, fourth-year medical students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and nationwide simultaneously opened their envelopes on Friday, March 15, 2024, to find out their future specialties and residency training locations for the next three to seven years.
Opening the envelope symbolizes the beginning of their medical career. Learn more about the significance of Match Day for our medical students, and the specifics of Match Day 2024.
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Highlights of Match Day 2024 at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Match Day 2024
Match Day 2024 at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine was celebrated on Friday, March 15, 2024, with events at each campus location — Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota.
In the news
Learn more about Match Day 2024 from our News Center, the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association, and outside news.
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students in the class of 2024 matched to 25 different states across the country
of students matched to a program on a Mayo Clinic campus
From our students
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As a graduating medical student, the anticipation surrounding Match Day is palpable. It's more than an event; it embodies the culmination of years of dedication, countless late nights studying, and personal sacrifice. Match results become a tangible representation of the transformation we've undergone throughout medical school. It's a pivotal moment that acknowledges the past, celebrates the present, and ushers in the future.
JR Smith
Medical student and 2024 Match Day participant, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Minnesota
I’ve been fortunate to see the sickest of sick patients with rare and complex diseases, alongside other trainees and attendings that are intentional to include me as a member of the team as often as possible. Being a student at Mayo Clinic offered me mentorship from those who truly invested in and believed in me — without this, I would have never set or accomplished most of my goals over the last few years. The name is impressive, but it’s the people here who made all the difference!
Megan Campany
Medical student and 2024 Match Day participant, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona
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About Match Day
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), or The Match, is a private, non-profit organization established in 1952 at the request of medical students to provide an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions with the preferences of residency program directors. Match Week takes place the third week in March.